Nigeria: Atiku Under Pressure to Withdraw Petition, South-West PDP Alleges

26 March 2019

The South-west zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of desperation, saying that the agents of the party have been reaching out to respected national leaders and friends of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to help persuade him to withdraw from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

Disclosing this in a chat with THISDAY, the party's publicity secretary in the zone, Mr. Ayo Fadaka, said the party has uncovered moves by loyalists of President Muhammadu Buhari, who tried to enlist the intervention of highly respected political leaders and those close to the former Vice President.

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